isolation

B1
Pronunciation
/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

The state of being isolated, detached, or separated.

2 Definition

The state of being away from other people.

3 Definition

The act of isolating.

Example Sentences
  • Social distancing is social isolation, which is a human rights violation on par with torture and other war crimes.
4 Definition

(of a country) The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).

5 Definition

The obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture

6 Definition

The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)

7 Definition

A database property that determines when and how changes made in one transaction are visible to other concurrent transactions.